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"Fastest Thing on No Legs" Just Got Even Faster

Pistorius Sets Three New Sprint Records: Runs 100m in 10.91 Seconds

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 11, 2007 -- Last week, Oscar Pistorius established
three new world amputee sprint records. Running at the Nedbank
Championships for the Disabled in Germinston, South Africa, the 20-year-old
Paralympian gold medalist has continued to live up to his reputation as
"the fastest thing on no legs" by shaving time off his own 100m, 200m and
400m World Records. He has now smashed World Records that he established
since competing in the Paralympic Games in Athens 26 times.

His 10.91-second time in the 100m on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, makes
Pistorius the first amputee to officially break the 11-second mark. The
young phenomenon followed this up on Thursday, April 5, 2007 with a win in
the 200m when he ran the race in 21.58 seconds. Then on Friday, April 6,
2007, Pistorius clocked a time of 49.16 seconds, or.26 seconds off the
previous world record of 49.42 seconds. In all instances, timing was
electronic and wind dated. Jan Bodvag from the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) was on hand to certify the authenticity of the World
Records.

Pistorius' previous Paralympic time in the 200m, set last year, was 21.66.
He has run the 200ms in 21.34 seconds, but that was an able-bodied meet,
and doesn't count towards the Paralympic World Records. Pistorius competes
in the T43 category for double-amputees, but his times qualify him as the
fastest amputee in the world.

"I'm ecstatic," said Oscar, following the 200m sprint on Thursday. "And I'm
not done yet," he added.

"Oscar's performance in recent events is astonishing considering his level
of amputation," said Ian Fothergill, Ossur Americas' senior clinical
marketing manager and in-house prosthetist. "The Cheetah feet are highly
efficient at storing and releasing energy that originates from powerful
muscle contractions elsewhere in the legs or trunk. Still, it is a known
fact that because he's missing the natural power from his feet, his hips
must produce over 70% more effort, and his knees must work harder to
stabilize his limbs inside his prostheses," he added.

Born without fibulas, Pistorius was only 11 months old when it became
necessary to have both his legs amputated. Nonetheless, he became a high
school sports star, competing in rugby, tennis, and water polo. After
breaking a knee at 17, be took up track. Just eight months later, he was
winning medals at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. There was no stopping
him from there.

OSSUR

Ossur (ICEX: OSSR) is as much about helping people to live a life without
limitations as it is about its orthopaedic products. A trusted and global
leader in the development, manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing
of bracing and support products and prosthetics, Ossur pioneers
award-winning designs -- including its bionic technologies -- and partners
with the health practitioners who use them to deliver successful clinical
and business outcomes. Headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, the company has
operations and a distribution network throughout the world. The company
allocates an industry record of 6-8 percent of its revenue on research and
development to conceive and harness the most advanced technologies for
incorporation in its product designs, and provides extensive education
programs through the Ossur Academy. Ossur is a 2006 World Economic Forum
Technology Pioneer. Website: www.ossur.com